WATERER’s Choice Flower Seeds 
OUR FLOWER SEEDS ARE ALL PROCURED FROM THE BEST SOURCES 
IN AMERICA AND EUROPE, AND ARE OF THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY 
Annuals grow from seed, flower, mature their seed, and die in one 
year, or, in other words, the same season. 
Hardy Annuals are those which can be sown in the open ground. 
Half-Hardy Annuals are those -which should be started early in the 
house, conservatory or hotbed, and transplanted to the garden in 
settled warm weather. 
Biennials grow from seed, sown from June to August, ripen their seed 
and die the next year, though some varieties bloom the same season 
if sown early in gentle heat. 
Hardy Biennials will winter in the open ground without protection. 
Half-Hardy Biennials require the protection of a coldframe or cool 
house during wdnter. 
Perennials grow from seed, and continue flowering annually for many 
years after the first season. Some varieties flower the first season 
if planted early in gentle heat. 
Hardy Perennials can remain in the open grotmd during -n-inter 
without protection. 
Half-Hardy Perennials require the protection of a coldframe or cool 
house during the winter. 
Tender or Greenhouse Perennials require -window or greenhouse 
culture, free from frost during winter and thrive in the garden 
during the warm months. 
Aconitum napellus 
Achillea Ptarmica, The Pearl 
Abronia umbellata grandiflora 
EXPLANATION OF FLOWER SEED ABBREVIATIONS 
HA. 
HHA. 
HB. 
HHB. 
HP. 
HHP, 
HC. 
HAC. 
GP. 
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Hardy Annuals—Lasting but one year. 
Half-Hardy Annuals—Lasting but one year. 
Hardy Biennials—Lasting but two years. 
Half-Hardy Biennials—Require protection diuing winter. 
Hardy Perennials—Lasting three or more years. 
Half-Hardy Perennials—Require protection during winter. 
Hardy Climber—Lasting three or more years. 
Hardy Annual Climber. 
Greenhouse Plant. 
CULTURAL HINTS. For starting in the house, use a shallow box 
about 3 inches deep and bore ^inch holes in the bottom for drainage. 
Fill the box with one-third good loam or garden soil, one-third leaf-mold, 
and one-third well-rotted manure, mixed thoroughly and sifted through 
a fine sieve. Press lightly and sow seed on top of the soil, covering thinly 
and pressing the earth gently -with a board. It is a good rule to cover 
house-sown seed three times its own depth. But some seeds, such as 
Celosia, must not be covered even as much as this. Fine seeds, like 
Petvmia, should be sown on top of the ground and just pressed in with 
the hand, watered with a fine spray, and covered with ^ass until they 
come up, when the glass should be removed. Be careful not to water 
the young plants too much as it -will cause them to damp off. 
When the young plants are well out of the seed-leaf, they must be 
transplanted into boxes, setting them about 1 inch apart, or they may 
be transplanted into small pots. Transplant to the garden when the 
ground warms up to assure safety of the plants. 
In sowing in the open ground, have the secd-bed w'ell pulverized, 
cover the seed from five to eight times its size, and press the ground 
lightly over them to preserve the moisture. 
Abutilon • Flowering Maple gp 
Perpetual-flowering greenhouse shrubs of easiest cultivation. The 
blooms are bell shaped, and of exquisite texture. 3 to 4 feet. 
Extra Choice Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Abronia • Sand Verbena ha 
Umbellata grandiflora. Trailing annual; rosy lilac, verbena-hke 
flowers. For dry, poor soil and sunny situations. 6 inches. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Achillea • Yarrow hp 
Ptarmica, The Pearl. One of the best hardy perennials. A pro¬ 
fusion of small, double white flowers all season. Fine for cutting. 
2J4 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Fillpendula, Gold Cloth. Large vivid yellow flowers. 3 feet. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Millefolium, Cerise Queen. Bright cherry-red. 2 feet. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Acroclinium • Everlasting ha 
An Everlasting, with pretty, daisy-like flowers. Blooms six to 
seven weeks after sowing, and grows 1 foot high. 
Large-flowering Double Hybrids. Extremely large, double flowers 
in rich shades of salmon, apricot, pink, rose, and cerise with white 
and creamy tones. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Sensation Giants. See Novelties and Specialties, page 5. 
Aconitum • Monkshood hp 
Napellus. Showy panicles of hehnet-shaped blue flowers; does well 
in shady places. 4 feet. July, August. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Wilsoni. Clear blue flowers in large trusses. Excellent for cutting. 
4 feet. September. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Adlumia • Allegheny Vine hb 
Fungosa (cirrhosa). A graceful climber with dark rose flowers 
and delicate feathery fohage. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Adonis hp 
Vernalis. Large, bright yellow flowers and elegant fohage. Blooms 
in April and May. l}4 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Agathaea ( Felicia ) hhp 
Amelloides (coelestis) (Blue Daisy). Flowers sky-blue -with yellow 
disc. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
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